Getting a Florida Medical License: Requirements, Costs, and Timeline
The Board of Medicine licenses MDs, and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine licenses DOs. Florida joined the IMLC in twenty twenty-four. Even through the compact, Florida has unique requirements that apply to every applicant, regardless of pathway.
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Overview
Getting your Florida medical license? Here's exactly what you need to know so you can focus on practicing, not paperwork. Florida splits physician licensing between two boards.
Who issues your license
The Board of Medicine licenses MDs, and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine licenses DOs. Florida joined the IMLC in twenty twenty-four. Even through the compact, Florida has unique requirements that apply to every applicant, regardless of pathway.
Eligibility requirements
You'll need a degree from an accredited medical school and at least one year of post-graduate training for US graduates. USMLE or COMLEX must be passed in no more than three attempts per component. You'll complete Live Scan fingerprinting using Florida's specific Department of Health ORI number and two mandatory one-time courses, AIDS/HIV Education and Florida Laws and Rules, before your license can issue.
How to apply
Applications go to the Board of Medicine for MDs or the Board of Osteopathic Medicine for DOs. The most common mistake? Live Scan fingerprints must be submitted with Florida's Department of Health ORI number specifically. Using the wrong ORI sends your results to the wrong board, and you'll need to redo them.
What it costs
Budget around one thousand fifteen dollars for compensated practitioners, three hundred and fifty dollars for the application, three hundred and fifty-five dollars for the initial license, two hundred and fifty dollars for the NICA non-participating assessment, and about sixty dollars for Live Scan. Biennial renewal is three hundred and sixty dollars plus the NICA assessment each cycle.
How long it takes
MD applications typically take two to three and a half months. DO applications run three to four and a half months. The IMLC pathway issues in four to six weeks for eligible applicants. Apply at least four to six months in advance.
Where applications stall
The delays we see most often: filing with the wrong board, the NICA assessment coming as a surprise to practitioners who didn't budget for it, and the mandatory AIDS/HIV Education and Florida Laws and Rules courses holding up issuance because they weren't completed beforehand. WhiteGlove handles your Florida application from start to issued license.
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